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[quote=Anonymous][quote=SAM2]The Candidate numbers already are part of the data (column E on the Overview tab, and also column C on the Presidential Scholar tab). They've been there ever since I posted my very first message. [/quote]

Ok. I see it. My apologies. But, what you missed is that according to NCS's website one of there were 10 Presidential candidates plus 1 Presidential Semifinalist which for some reason you fail to list. I am sure there are discrepancies with other schools, but I am choosing to use NCS as an example because the school presents by far the most transparency in terms of what information is listed on their website.

Also,

As for comment about Scholar candidates not pursuing it. I suggest you to read the following article from the Washington Post.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/college-admissions/any-merit-to-national-merit-pr.html

Here is a quote from the Director of College Counseling of San Francisco University High School on how students don't follow-up on the Presidential Candidacy (He actually is a little mis-lead as the Presidential Candidacy are based on SATs NOT PSATs and have no correlation to NMSF) but you'll get the point:

"Every year, my school gets a big, expensive-looking packet from one of the Cal. State Universities (not nearby) addressed to each NMSF (National Merit Scholarship finalist) inviting them to apply for the Presidential Scholarship at that school. [Meaning students who are invited to apply are a candidates - you can deduct this from the Presidential Scholar website] I dutifully hand them out, but no one ever applies. And you wonder why the public system in California is in financial distress."

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